Letter from Saudi Arabia: Energy, diplomacy and the art of the deal
Saudi Arabia is growing as a geopolitical and diplomatic force amid an increasingly fractured world
Under Saudi Arabia’s transformative Vision 2030 strategy, Riyadh has become a city of grand ambition. But in recent months, it has also become a city of diplomacy—where the world’s most pressing energy questions and geopolitical issues intersect in high-stakes negotiations. Once content to influence the global order from behind palace walls or in the chambers of OPEC, Saudi Arabia now appears to be reimagining its capital as a 21st-century Geneva: a neutral venue for great power dialogue and a convening space for oil diplomacy, security arrangements and strategic energy partnerships. In the past few weeks alone, three events have underscored Riyadh’s newfound centrality. Saudi Arabia n

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